Business fundamentals courses can help you learn financial analysis, marketing strategies, operations management, and organizational behavior. You can build skills in effective communication, critical thinking, and strategic planning. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for data analysis, CRM software for customer management, and project management platforms to streamline workflows, showing how these skills apply in real business environments.

Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Agile Software Development, Scrum (Software Development), Project Management Life Cycle, Resource Management, Peer Review, Earned Value Management, Stakeholder Management, Agile Methodology, Project Risk Management, Team Motivation, Project Management, Information Technology, Risk Management, Sprint Retrospectives, Interviewing Skills, Leadership, Communication
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, AI Enablement, Calendar Management, Organizational Skills, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, AI Personalization, HubSpot CRM, Business Process Automation, Email Marketing, Google Sheets, Workflow Management, Automation
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, AI Orchestration, Workflow Management, AI Enablement, Agentic systems, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, AI Personalization, Business Process Automation, AI Product Strategy, Large Language Modeling, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Expense Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

AI Business School
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Risk Management, HR Tech, AI Workflows, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Human Resources, Human Resource Strategy, Large Language Modeling, Productivity, Artificial Intelligence, LLM Application, Innovation, Content Creation, Ideation
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Sourcing, Lean Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Demand Planning, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Forecasting, Lean Methodologies, Process Improvement, Supplier Management, Operations Management, Purchasing, Production Process, Supply Management, Supply Chain, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain Planning, Inventory and Warehousing, Inventory Management System, Logistics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Paid media, Social Media Marketing, Target Audience, Social Media Management, Smart Goals, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Campaigns, Advertising Campaigns, Instagram, Persona Development, Goal Setting, Content Creation, Marketing Effectiveness, Online Advertising, Marketing Budgets, Presentations, Brand Management, Digital Marketing
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Power BI, Microsoft 365, Multimedia, Microsoft PowerPoint, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Data Visualization, No-Code Development, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Power Apps Component Framework, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Presentations, Data Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

AI Business School
Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Operations Management, Automation, Digital Transformation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Intuit
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Bookkeeping, Payroll, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Reconciliation, Accounting Software, Inventory Accounting, Financial Reporting, Income Statement, Payroll Tax, Inventory Control, Fixed Asset, Sales Tax, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Depreciation, Balance Sheet, Financial Accounting, Property Accounting
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Multiple educators
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Patterns, AI Enablement, Personalized Service, Data Ethics, Customer experience improvement, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Customer Advocacy, Large Language Modeling, Responsible AI, Content Creation, Machine Learning, Image Analysis, Context Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Financial Analysis, Revenue Forecasting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Data, Cash Flows, Accounting, Business Valuation, Capital Expenditure, Finance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

AI Business School
Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, AI Workflows, No-Code Development, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Digital Transformation, AI Orchestration, AI Product Strategy, Business Process Automation, Business Technologies, AI Personalization, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Finance, Application Design, Productivity Software, Application Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks